Short-term vs long-term. People are currently worried about short-term costs to the exclusion of long-term ones. You’re correct that not investing in green solutions has a high long-term cost, but people who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table don’t have the mental resources to worry about the condition of the world and its influence on prices a year or a decade or a century from now. And that may not be right, but it’s the way things are.
And it is the job of our politicians and leaders to create policies, rules and innovations to allow canadians to make better choices without them being fully educated on those choices, without making financial sacarafices in the short term, or without significant quality of life changes.
It is hard for climate change denier to use electricifed transit over their car if the transit takes 3x as long, however they are far more likely to use that transit if it is both free and faster than commuting by car. Those are the kinds of feedbacks we need, where people can make the green decision but still personally benefit by saving time, money, or convenience.
Short-term vs long-term. People are currently worried about short-term costs to the exclusion of long-term ones. You’re correct that not investing in green solutions has a high long-term cost, but people who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table don’t have the mental resources to worry about the condition of the world and its influence on prices a year or a decade or a century from now. And that may not be right, but it’s the way things are.
And it is the job of our politicians and leaders to create policies, rules and innovations to allow canadians to make better choices without them being fully educated on those choices, without making financial sacarafices in the short term, or without significant quality of life changes.
It is hard for climate change denier to use electricifed transit over their car if the transit takes 3x as long, however they are far more likely to use that transit if it is both free and faster than commuting by car. Those are the kinds of feedbacks we need, where people can make the green decision but still personally benefit by saving time, money, or convenience.
Maslow’s heirarchy in action.
No matter how bad things are, we certainly can worry about the conditions of the world. However, it’s not very constructive.